In performing professional services, a Interior Designer shall exercise reasonable care and competence, and shall take into account all applicable laws, regulations and codes. In performing professional services, a Interior Designer shall at all times consider the health, safety, and welfare of the public. In performing professional services, a Interior Designer shall not knowingly violate the law, nor counsel or assist a client in conduct the Interior Designer knows, or reasonably should know, is illegal.
A Interior Designer shall not knowingly accept monies from a client for any installation or construction work that is required by law to be performed by a licensed contractor without holding such a license from the State.
A Interior Designer shall not permit his/her name, signature, or stamp to be used in conjunction with a design or project for which interior design services are not to be, or were not, performed by the Interior Designer or under his/her responsible direction
A Interior Designer shall not engage in any form of false or misleading advertising or promotional activities and shall not imply, through advertising or other means, that staff members or employees of his/her firm are Interior Designers unless such be the fact. A Interior Designer shall not make misleading, deceptive or false statements or claims about his/her professional qualifications, experience, or performance. A Interior Designer shall not by affirmative act or failure to act, engage in any conduct involving fraud, deceit, misrepresentation or dishonesty in professional or business activity.
In the conduct of his/her professional activities, a Interior Designer shall not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, national origin, age, non-disqualifying handicap, or sexual orientation.
In performing professional services, a Interior Designer shall refuse to consent to any decision by his/her client, or employer, which violates any applicable law or regulation, and which, in the Interior Designer's judgment will create a significant risk to public health and safety.
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